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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Inez (1966)
21 September 1966 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Inez formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 September 1966 and lasted 20 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 927 hPa. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and Mexico.
- Formed
- 21 September 1966
- Dissipated
- 11 October 1966
- Duration
- 20 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 927 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5Dominican Republic259 km/h
- Cat. 3Haiti185 km/h
- Cat. 3Cuba185 km/h
- Cat. 1Mexico148 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Faith194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alma185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth